Floor Updates

Morning Business

Apr232012

07:38PM

The Senate stands in recess until 10:00 AM and will resume consideration of the Motion to Proceed to S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization bill.

At 10:30 AM, the Senate will resume consideration of the Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 36, the NLRB Ambush Union Elections Rule Resolution of Disapproval, with the time until 12:30 PM equally divided.

At 12:30 PM, the Senate will resume consideration of the Motion to Proceed to S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization bill.

At 12:50 PM, the Senate will recess until 2:15 PM for the weekly caucus lunches.

At 2:15 PM, the Senate will proceed to a ROLL CALL VOTE on the Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 36.

If the Motion to Proceed is Agreed to, the time for debate with respect to S.J. Res. 36, will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate will proceed to a ROLL CALL VOTE on passage of S.J. Res. 36.

If the Motion to Proceed is Not Agreed to, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1789, the Postal Reform bill, and will conduct a series of ROLL CALL VOTES on the amendments listed below. All amendments will be subject to a 60-vote threshold and budget points of order and applicable motions to waive are in order. Upon disposition of the amendments, the substitute amendment, as amended, if amended, will be Agreed to, and the Senate will conduct a ROLL CALL VOTE on passage of S. 1789, as amended, the Postal Reform bill (60 votes required).

Schumer amendment #2050 (maintain all current door delivery point services);

Tester amendment #2032 (limit pay of Postal Service executives); and

Warner amendment #2071, as modified (retirement reporting).

Majority Leader Reid has indicated that he wants to complete action on the bill on Tuesday but it's possible that the votes will continue on Wednesday. Please note not all of the amendments listed above will require ROLL CALL VOTES.

Upon disposition of S. 1789, the Postal Reform bill, but no earlier than Wednesday, April 25th, the Senate will adopt the Motion to Proceed to S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization bill.